EGLIN AFB, Florida, April 27 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news release: Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal (NAVSCOLEOD) will host the 55th annual Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Memorial Ceremony on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. CDT in honor and remembrance of the 344 EOD technicians who have made the ultimate sacrifice and given their lives in the line of duty. The ceremony will also be livestreamed and available for viewing online by visiting https://eodwarriorfoundat  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 (TNSres) -- AmeriCorps issued the following news release: * * * This two-folded approach project conducted both a bundled evaluation and provided a one-year evaluation to participants. * * * AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteering, released the AmeriCorps Volunteer Generation Fund Bundle Evaluation and Capacity Building Project final report, which assessed how State Service Commissions from Florida, Iowa, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New  more

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida, April 23 -- The U.S. Central Command issued the following news release: TAMPA, Fla. - U.S. Central Command and the Royal Jordanian Air Force conducted a combined humanitarian assistance airdrop into Northern Gaza on April 23, 2024, at 11:50 A.M. (Gaza time) to provide essential relief to civilians in Gaza affected by the ongoing conflict. The combined joint operation included Jordanian provided food and four U.S. Air Force C-130 aircraft. The U.S. C-130's drop  more

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida, April 26 -- The U.S. Central Command issued the following news release: TAMPA, Fla. - At 9:52 a.m. (Sanaa time) on April 25, one anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) was launched from Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist-controlled areas of Yemen into the Gulf of Aden. There were no injuries or damage reported by U.S., coalition, or commercial ships. Separately, between 12:19 p.m. and 4:17 p.m. (Sanaa time), U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) successfully engaged and de  more

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida, April 25 -- The U.S. Central Command issued the following news release: TAMPA, Fla. - U.S. Central Command conducted a combined humanitarian assistance airdrop into Northern Gaza on April 25, 2024, at 12:15 p.m. (Gaza time) to provide essential relief to civilians in Gaza affected by the ongoing conflict. The joint operation included two U.S. Air Force C-130 aircraft. The U.S. C-130s dropped over 25,000 Meals Ready to Eat (MREs), providing life-saving humanitar  more

EGLIN AFB, Florida, April 27 -- The U.S. Air Force's Eglin Air Force Base issued the following news: Eglin opens its new visitor control center at the Air Force Armament Museum May 1. Sponsors requiring visitor passes for their guests can pick them up in person or they can request them virtually. With the virtual option, sponsors can request and receive status updates on temporary visitor passes, one-year visitor passes, and entry authorization lists via a website. Here are the site links:   more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following enforcement news release: -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced Judge Linda V. Parker of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan issued an order of default judgment and a permanent injunction against , a former resident of Miami, Florida, and his firm (QYUHI), a Wyoming corporation with a purported principal place of business in Dallas, Texas. The order bans Robinso  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following dissent on April 25, 2024, by Commissioner Allison Clements on a decision (Docket No. CP23-492-000) involving Florida Gas Transmission Co. LLC: * * * I partially dissent from the Order for two reasons. First, I dissent from the discussion in paragraphs 56 and 57 contending the Commission has no means for assessing the significance of the impacts of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.[1  more

ORLANDO, Florida, April 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the filing of a criminal complaint charging George Andrew Pherai-Bogeajis (35, Orlando) with possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and the seizure of numerous kilograms of methamphetamine, suspected fentanyl and cocaine, pressed pills, firearms, and drug proceeds. If convicted on  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: A Florida man pleaded guilty yesterday in U.S. District Court in Boston to conspiring to use stolen identities to fraudulently obtain disaster loans from the Small Business Administration (SBA) and to launder the funds. Hector Garcia, 52, of Ocala, Fla., pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and three counts of wire   more

SCOTT AFB, Illinois, April 27 -- The U.S. Air Force Scott Air Force Base issued the following news: By Senior Airmen Stephanie Henry, 375th Air Mobility Command Airmen from the 375th Civil Engineer and Force Support Squadrons are gearing up to represent all of Air Mobility Command in the Air Force's Readiness Challenge X held on Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida, April 21-26. Forty-five Airmen will demonstrate their skills and capabilities, striving to meet the evolving needs of the mission   more

TYNDALL AFB, Florida, April 27 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Senior Airman Zachary Nordheim, 325th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin, his spouse Gina, and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force David Flosi visited Tyndall Air Force Base, April 25, to speak with Airmen and witness firsthand the strides made in response to the imperative Case for Change initiative. While visiting, Allvin and Flosi voiced a deep appreciation for the hard wor  more

FORT MYERS, Florida, April 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber today sentenced John Alton Knight, Jr. (58, Port Charlotte) to 12 years in federal prison for possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute it. Knight entered a guilty plea on April 26, 2023. According to court documents, on August 9, 2022, Knight was arrested by deputies from the Charlotte Co  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The U.S. Agency for International Development issued the following statement on April 25, 2024, by Administrator Samantha Power: * * * Last summer, for the first time in two decades, health officials detected the local transmission of malaria in the United States. By October, ten cases had been reported across Florida, Texas, Maryland, and Arkansas. The presence of malaria in the United States is not unusual; every year, there are roughly 2,000 cases brought in by indi  more